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that was the process. >> that is the picture on the bottom, birmingham photographer. birmingham photographer -- alabama native. >> we did a tour and where i grew up and all that section on the video running right now. the family cemetery. birmingham, and linear, it is not made a dime and not getting any advice and where we started together, by the time we got through, he went to washington the first time and sat behind me during the testimony and was so mad, so infuriated and when he came to do the trial, he wasn't sure how people in alabama would respect him or accept what he said so he brought one of the partners in the firm who was a short red head sort of sandy hair dye. john would get furious at him because he did not do what he wanted and he is one of those precise people who has been really good to me and when my husband died he was there, came to receiving that night. he has always been there for me. he went to washington for the bill signing. that is interesting too. he was in court and his wife, he had a system that worked. a plane ticket from atlanta to was
that was the process. >> that is the picture on the bottom, birmingham photographer. birmingham photographer -- alabama native. >> we did a tour and where i grew up and all that section on the video running right now. the family cemetery. birmingham, and linear, it is not made a dime and not getting any advice and where we started together, by the time we got through, he went to washington the first time and sat behind me during the testimony and was so mad, so infuriated and when...
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that came from a judge in birmingham, and i so believe it. i also learned that it's not so much what happens to us, but how we react to it. i lost my husband in december of 2008. i came home from doing a 2020 mac that meant in new york and found him and he was already cold. the treatment had worn them completely out. we have nine operations on one of his eyes. he never did regain his eyesight. and he had prostate surgery the previous year, plus all the other treatment. his body was so worn out. but i could not let it go. and i won't let go today because we still have a lot of work to do. i am disturbed right now that they are trying to take away the rights and the decisions that us women have made for our bodies. we have to wake up. i did learn that one person can start a battle. but it takes a lot. everyone across this nation, one of the headlines read that she struck a nerve, and that's exactly what i did. people got behind me. in that same interview, it was a good job. those of you that worked at the plant, you know that those were good jo
that came from a judge in birmingham, and i so believe it. i also learned that it's not so much what happens to us, but how we react to it. i lost my husband in december of 2008. i came home from doing a 2020 mac that meant in new york and found him and he was already cold. the treatment had worn them completely out. we have nine operations on one of his eyes. he never did regain his eyesight. and he had prostate surgery the previous year, plus all the other treatment. his body was so worn out....
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that came from a judge in birmingham, and i so believe it. i also learned that it's not so much what happens to us, but how we react to it. i lost my husband in december of 2008. i came home from doing a 2020 mac that meant in new york and found him and he was already cold. the treatment had worn them completely out. we have nine operations on one of his eyes. he never did regain his eyesight. and he had prostate surgery the previous year, plus all the other treatment. his body was so worn out. but i could not let it go. and i won't let go today because we still have a lot of work to do. i am disturbed right now that they are trying to take away the rights and the decisions that us women have made for our bodies. we have to wake up. i did learn that one person can start a battle. but it takes a lot. everyone across this nation, one of the headlines read that she struck a nerve, and that's exactly what i did. people got behind me. in that same interview, it was a good job. those of you that worked at the plant, you know that those were good jo
that came from a judge in birmingham, and i so believe it. i also learned that it's not so much what happens to us, but how we react to it. i lost my husband in december of 2008. i came home from doing a 2020 mac that meant in new york and found him and he was already cold. the treatment had worn them completely out. we have nine operations on one of his eyes. he never did regain his eyesight. and he had prostate surgery the previous year, plus all the other treatment. his body was so worn out....
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his commitment deepened while attending college where he boycotted birmingham's downtown stores in 1962, and fought to end segregation of the public library. he graduated from columbia law school in 1968 and worked as a young lawyer at adams, baker and clemon. in 1974 he became one of the first blacks elected to the alabama state senate since the reconstruction. in his two terms, he chaired the rules committee and the judiciary committee where he challenged capital punishment and vigorously opposedded governor george wallace on racial policies. in 1980, president jimmy carter appointed judge clemon as alabama's first black federal judge. he served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. under his administration the court adopted a or more representative jury plan and increased minority presence in the work force of the court. service he was also the trial judge in the ledbetter v. goodyear case. in 2009 he retired from the federal bench and returned to practicing law. please join me in welcoming the honorable judge clemon. [applause] >> i'm indebted for the kind words of introduction. i count
his commitment deepened while attending college where he boycotted birmingham's downtown stores in 1962, and fought to end segregation of the public library. he graduated from columbia law school in 1968 and worked as a young lawyer at adams, baker and clemon. in 1974 he became one of the first blacks elected to the alabama state senate since the reconstruction. in his two terms, he chaired the rules committee and the judiciary committee where he challenged capital punishment and vigorously...
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also wanted to look out towards birmingham, you can see severe thunderstorm warnings there. take a look at what's happening, we're seeing storms moving to the east so now first thunderstorm or severe thunderstorm warning headed towards atlanta so we really are seeing things here develop quite quickly and this is going to be the story as we go throughout the day today, we'll warm up throughout the afternoon, going to see a lot more instability and the line of storms just stay ahead of that cold front pushing off to the east. as far as where we'll be looking at through the evening hours we're talking about the line of storms still affecting us from the mid-atlantic through the kout southeast areas overnight tonight. >> let's get back to chief charles shannon. he's have nashville emergency management as we mentioned. chief, we just looked at where the storms are going and how fast they're moving. what does it look like where you are? >> well actually what we have now is rain left over from the storms that we had last night, actually this morning between 2:00 and 4:00. there was
also wanted to look out towards birmingham, you can see severe thunderstorm warnings there. take a look at what's happening, we're seeing storms moving to the east so now first thunderstorm or severe thunderstorm warning headed towards atlanta so we really are seeing things here develop quite quickly and this is going to be the story as we go throughout the day today, we'll warm up throughout the afternoon, going to see a lot more instability and the line of storms just stay ahead of that cold...
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gina is our next caller in birmingham, alabama, independent. caller: this is the problem. the gop pose a problem and the problem.s' the democratic party is a fascist party now. you take each department and break down the budget. personnel, operating budgets. and go through every little program to pay for it. grant everything. you cut out the grants. cut out the public service announcements. look at their payroll and see how much they're making. then you get in line with everybody else in america. make each department give you a budget. then cut junk out line by line. there's a jump in all of them. -- junk. host: steve says -- danielle is up next in illinois, democrat. -- daniel. caller: good morning. house republicans are talking about cutting out money and holding up salaries and spending and crying but the country is broke. we know that we live in one of the richest nations on earth. and our president obama knows that wealth is a result of the common wealth. i hope the republicans don't think the democrats are playing checkers with them. if the republicans don't wake up
gina is our next caller in birmingham, alabama, independent. caller: this is the problem. the gop pose a problem and the problem.s' the democratic party is a fascist party now. you take each department and break down the budget. personnel, operating budgets. and go through every little program to pay for it. grant everything. you cut out the grants. cut out the public service announcements. look at their payroll and see how much they're making. then you get in line with everybody else in...
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host: birmingham -- new york, a call. you are on c-span. caller: i was wondering if your guest could expand on the state of new york financially. a couple of quick direct questions -- i saw yesterday on the news regarding the pension system, it said $8.8 billion was orchestrated to retirees last year. 8.8 out, 230 going in. i was wondering if you had any insight on the retirement system. if you could give me a general overview on how you think new york is doing -- thank you. guest: the last numbers i saw had a relatively short budget policy this year. in the immediate budget situation is not the best one out there. it was much more dire a few years ago. certainly with retirement systems in every state, one of the big questions has been whether states make their payments into the pension system that they are required to make. that is what got states like illinois or new jersey in trouble. there is an amount of money the actuary says they need to put into the system and they were not putting that money in so that further and further behind. n
host: birmingham -- new york, a call. you are on c-span. caller: i was wondering if your guest could expand on the state of new york financially. a couple of quick direct questions -- i saw yesterday on the news regarding the pension system, it said $8.8 billion was orchestrated to retirees last year. 8.8 out, 230 going in. i was wondering if you had any insight on the retirement system. if you could give me a general overview on how you think new york is doing -- thank you. guest: the last...
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we went to birmingham, i filed a charge with the equal employment commission. the interviewer that i had talked to me about the details. when her manager and you have to go in and say that they are not treating me right, you sound like a crybaby and a whiner. she stayed with me three hours and doug out of me every thing that had occurred to me during my career when she finished, she said mrs. lily ledbetter, these people have been messing with you for a long time. and i said yes, ma'am, i understand that more today than i have ever tasted before. and i went back home and i went back to my job and a retaliation starts as soon as goodyear is notified. they did not have a policy and procedures book. there was no job description, they created a new job. and it was very difficult to survive. so i saw the handwriting on the wall. by 1999 f
we went to birmingham, i filed a charge with the equal employment commission. the interviewer that i had talked to me about the details. when her manager and you have to go in and say that they are not treating me right, you sound like a crybaby and a whiner. she stayed with me three hours and doug out of me every thing that had occurred to me during my career when she finished, she said mrs. lily ledbetter, these people have been messing with you for a long time. and i said yes, ma'am, i...
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birmingham and montgomery for your storms and possible tornadoes as we go throughout the morning hours till about noon today. a lot of nasty weather out there. be prepared for it throughout the eastern half of the country. washington, d.c., you could even be near 70 degrees today's before those storms arrive. absolutely incredible. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. i'm jennifer hudson. i hate getting up in the morning. i love bread. i love cheese. did i say i love chocolate? i'm human! and the new weight watchers 360 program lets me be. the reason i'm still in this body feelin' so good isn't because i never go out and enjoy the extra large, extra cheese world we live in. it's because i do. and you can too. because when a weight loss program is built for human nature you can expect amazing. introducing the new weight watchers 360 program. join for free and expect amazing. because it works. join for free and expect amazing. so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your
birmingham and montgomery for your storms and possible tornadoes as we go throughout the morning hours till about noon today. a lot of nasty weather out there. be prepared for it throughout the eastern half of the country. washington, d.c., you could even be near 70 degrees today's before those storms arrive. absolutely incredible. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. i'm jennifer hudson. i hate getting up in the morning. i love bread. i love cheese. did i say i love...
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we do have a number of tornado warnings now in effect to the north of birmingham and southeast of nashville and ten continue. multiple tornado warnings in effect. that severe weather stretches from the panhandle of florida, into the southern portions of pennsylvania. not just tornadoes, but damaging wind gust, large hail. we've already seen over 200 reports of this kind of weather throughout the overnight hours and continuing to see it early today. high temperatures ahead of this system, again, very warm. extremely mild in new york city. 59 degrees for a high temperature. 73 in raleigh, north carolina. behind the storm, 22 in minneapolis. guys? >> steve: a crazy day weather wise. >> brian: and it's 110 outside. it is so hot out. >> steve: it's warm. thank you. >> gretchen: don't get used to it. now the other headlines. last night the f.b.i. raiding the office of a doctor linked to democratic new jersey senator robert menendez. agents descended on the west palm beach office of dr. solomon melhan, suspected of providing free trips and even underage prostitutes in the dominican republic to the
we do have a number of tornado warnings now in effect to the north of birmingham and southeast of nashville and ten continue. multiple tornado warnings in effect. that severe weather stretches from the panhandle of florida, into the southern portions of pennsylvania. not just tornadoes, but damaging wind gust, large hail. we've already seen over 200 reports of this kind of weather throughout the overnight hours and continuing to see it early today. high temperatures ahead of this system, again,...
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and they're from birmingham. they think the president should get out and walk here. how could he miss those hats? how did you come up with the hats? >> we went to visit the kennedy center, and we liked -- they had alice in wonderland. we liked the hats because they were celebration hats, the top hats and abraham lincoln. we decided to put our famous buttons on there for president obama. >> so just like his speech, you guys also drew a line between abraham lincoln and your hats. >> absolutely. >> and now the parade hats. all right. so back to you guys. >> lovely hats. and robin, i like your hat. what do you think of robin's hat? >> i think robin's hat is beautiful. >> she's got a great hat too, robin. don't go too far away. describe a little bit, and i'll describe also what it was like to drive down pennsylvania avenue on this historic day. >> i think we were probably one of the first large vehicles to come through. so people were actually quite excited, waving, throngs of people, i don't saw american flags. you saw old, young, it was really, really neat to see. and i
and they're from birmingham. they think the president should get out and walk here. how could he miss those hats? how did you come up with the hats? >> we went to visit the kennedy center, and we liked -- they had alice in wonderland. we liked the hats because they were celebration hats, the top hats and abraham lincoln. we decided to put our famous buttons on there for president obama. >> so just like his speech, you guys also drew a line between abraham lincoln and your hats....